THE BEAST IN THE JUNGLE

• Date de parution : 23/10/2014
• Editeur : John Murray
• EAN : 9781848542211
• Série : (-)
• Support : Poche

• Nombre de pages : 320
• Collection : (-)
• Genre : Anglais
• Thème : Policier / Suspense / Espionnage en langue anglaise
• Prix littéraire(s) : (-)

@2@April 1914. Former US President Theodore Roosevelt and his son Kermit have embarked on a dangerous expedition down an uncharted river in the Brazilian Amazon. Threatened as they are by disease, drowning and starvation, an even greater peril awaits them when they are captured by a local Indian... Voir plus

@2@April 1914. Former US President Theodore Roosevelt and his son Kermit have embarked on a dangerous expedition down an uncharted river in the Brazilian Amazon. Threatened as they are by disease, drowning and starvation, an even greater peril awaits them when they are captured by a local Indian tribe, the mysterious Cinta Larga, and forced to hunt for a savage creature laying waste to the jungle's inhabitants. @3@@2@In their search for the elusive beast, they find unexpected allies in a young mother and her half-caste child. But with hopes, dreams and lives at stake, father and son must confront the fissures in their own relationship and the dark secrets from their shared past. @3@@2@This exciting psychological thriller, inspired by actual historical events and figures, charts an audacious journey through the Amazonian heart of darkness and explores the demons that live within and without.@3@